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Once in a theater lifetime, the stars collide, as two-time Tony Award® and Academy Award® winner James Earl Jones squares off with three-time Emmy Award® and Tony Award® winner Cicely Tyson in The Gin Game.

This fall marks their first Broadway rematch in nearly 50 years—and the first time D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stunner returns to the John Golden Theatre, the exact same place where it first astounded audiences in 1977 by raising an ordinary pastime between acquaintances to explosive and shockingly real stakes.

Watch this unbeatable pair of Broadway aces expose every last one of their cards on the table under the direction of Leonard Foglia (Master Class) in this brand new Broadway production.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Elevator\Escalator
There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Parking
Valet parking lot: North side of street between Broadway & 8th Ave. Vans enter on 46th St. Valet parking garage: South side of 45th St.(east of Shubert Alley) between Broadway & 8th Ave. No vans.

Entrance
Double doors in series: 1st set (each 28.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 45th St. to Ticket Lobby with push-button control, incline up to 2nd set (each 28", attended by ushers) to Orchestra.

Assisted Listening System
Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.

Visual Assistance
Low vision seats available for puchase in person, online, or over the phone.

Folding Armrests
Nine row-end seats with folding armrests.

VIDEOS

REVIEWS

Although it won a Pulitzer Prize during a fairly lean period for American playwriting, Mr. Coburn’s play cannot exactly be called an Everest of contemporary drama. Still, it proves a sturdy, humming vehicle, its gentle comedy undergirded by dark emotional coloring. Onstage for virtually all of its two-hour running time, Mr. Jones and Ms. Tyson draw out all its nuances, as Weller and Fonsia bicker and make nice over a card table. These two superlative performers establish beyond doubt, if we needed any reminding, that great talent is ageless and ever-rewarding.

-----New York Times

Critics have contended that The Gin Game is a gimmick that relies too much on such memorably starry performances. The latter may be true of this production — the acting really is magnificent — but Leonard Foglia's smart direction helps to draw out Coburn's underlying themes, proving this play to be much more than a mere card trick.

-----Theatermania

In addition to Jones and Tyson, who do have the advantage of sitting for much of their on-stage time, there's another truly standout production feature. It's Riccardo Hernandez's set. Along with a handy card table and a couple of chairs for the card players to occupy, he's piled any number of discarded wheelchairs and walkers against the upstage wall.Those are a constant reminder that though they were once used, their owners are no longer around. Somehow keeping death as a constant adds vitality to the energetic Jones and Tyson.

-----Huffington Post

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